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Chapter 6 Tissues Solutions

Question - 21 : -
Identify the type of tissue in the following: skin, bark of tree, bone, lining of kidney tubule, vascular bundle.

Answer - 21 : -

Skin—Squamous epithelium Bark of tree—Epidermal tissue/cork Bone—Supportive connective tissue or
skeletal tissue Lining of kidney tubule—Ciliated epithelium Vascular bundle—Xylem and phloem (conducting tissue).

Question - 22 : -
Name the regions in which parenchyma tissue is present.

Answer - 22 : -

In small herbaceous plants, parenchyma makes up the bulk of the plant body. It is mainly found in the cortex, pith, ground tissue leaf, mesophyll and also in vascular bundles.

Question - 23 : -
What is the role of epidermis in plants?

Answer - 23 : -

It protects internal tissues against mechanical injury, parasites and also cold or heat. Thick cuticle, wax, epidermal hair and epidermis reduce loss of water from internal tissue. Epidermal cells of roots have hairs that greatly increase the absorptive surface areas for the absorption of water and nutrients.

Question - 24 : -
How does the cork act as a protective tissue?

Answer - 24 : -

The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened by the deposition of suberin. This structural characteristic helps the cork to protect and prevent from infection and mechanical injury. It also prevents desiccation, by preventing loss of water from the plant body.

Question - 25 : -
Complete the table:

Answer - 25 : -

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